LDF School Podcast: Recent Episodes
LDF School Students & Staff
Lac Du Flambeau Talk Show host Jackson interviews Chef Camilo Garavito with K-12 by Elior during his January "tasting party" at Lac Du Flambeau Public School. They discuss Chef's culinary journey, favorite foods, passion for cooking, and motivation for sharing good food with young people in schools.
Before the interview, Ms. Nies talks with 2nd-6th grade students who sampled Chef's "Mango Salsa" to get their opinion on last month's tasty treat.
Informative, inspirational, and always entertaining, you won't want to miss this episode!
Hosts Kyleisha and Hazel talk with Mr. Mike Zimmerman about his work as an EMT, the progress underway on the new Lac Du Flambeau Fire Department, and ways to recruit new volunteers. Before the show ends, Mr. Zimmerman turns the table and asks the hosts about their career goals. Informative and entertaining, you won't want to miss the first episode of this series!
It’s the Lac Du Flambeau Talk Show Christmas Special! Part 1: Co-hosts Jackson and Kendall interview students in kindergarten through fourth grade about their Christmas wish-lists and memories. Part 2: Jackson and Kendall interview and reflect on the season with other 8th graders. Part 3: Third-grader Bentley reads a Christmas poem. Complete with two student-performed songs (“Jingle Bells” and “All I Want for Christmas”), this episode is packed with holiday cheer/laughter, warm memories, and really cute voices.
Lac du Flambeau Talk Show hosts Jackson, Kendall, Dallas, and Gavin present a series of three special episodes honoring LdF veterans Mr. Brian Jackson, Mr. Dan Thompson, and Mr. Marquis Johnson. Each episode begins with an introduction acknowledging the proud history of Native American service in the United States Military and previews the LdF Public School's Veterans Day Assembly, followed by an in-depth interview with each veteran. Thank you Mr. Jackson, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Johnson and all veterans for your service.
Lac du Flambeau Talk Show hosts Jackson, Kendall, Dallas, and Gavin present a series of three special episodes honoring LdF veterans Mr. Brian Jackson, Mr. Dan Thompson, and Mr. Marquis Johnson. Each episode begins with an introduction acknowledging the proud history of Native American service in the United States Military and previews the LdF Public School's Veterans Day Assembly, followed by an in-depth interview with each veteran. Thank you Mr. Jackson, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Johnson and all veterans for your service.
Lac du Flambeau Talk Show hosts Jackson, Kendall, Dallas, and Gavin present a series of three special episodes honoring LdF veterans Mr. Brian Jackson, Mr. Dan Thompson, and Mr. Marquis Johnson. Each episode begins with an introduction acknowledging the proud history of Native American service in the United States Military and previews the LdF Public School's Veterans Day Assembly, followed by an in-depth interview with each veteran. Thank you Mr. Jackson, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Johnson and all veterans for your service.
Purdue University Podcast Part 2: Canoes Carry Culture
“These canoes carry culture. They carry our past. They carry our future and who we are as a people.”
“It’s going to take all of the cultures, all people, working together, to make the planet a better place…We are all in this together.”
-Mr. Wayne Valliere
On Monday, October 11, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a group of Lac du Flambeau Public School 8th graders participated in a birch bark canoe launch at Purdue University. The canoe, named The Council of the Three Fires, was built by Lac du Flambeau Public School Ojibwe Language and Culture Teacher and birch bark canoe maker Mr. Wayne Valliere and his apprentice, Mr. Peterson.
Before the launch, Lac du Flambeau Talk Show host/8th grade student, Jackson Chapman, interviewed participants in anticipation of the trip.
On today’s episode, Jackson follows up with these students and conducts an in-depth interview with Mr. Valliere. After asking Mr. Valliere to share his background, Jackson and his guests discuss some of the finest moments of the Purdue trip, share, in detail, part of the canoe-building process, talk about the history and significance of birch bark canoes in Anishinaabe culture, celebrate how, “...by launching that canoe we were sending a message to the world that the Anishnaabe people are still alive and we’re still thriving and we’re still on the planet.” Finally, Mr. Valliere explains how the launch supports the Anishinaabe mission to spread an important message to the entire human tribe. That message is: “We are all in this together…What we do today matters. The things we do today for the environment, matters**. It’s so important that we speak up for our grandmother, the Earth.”
SHOW NOTES/KEY QUOTES:**
- “By launching that canoe we were sending a message to the world that the Anishnaabe people are still alive and we’re still thriving and we’re still on the planet. We’ve turned into modern Indians. But our beliefs and our ways and our morals and our teachings–they’re still very evident in our tribe.”
- “These canoes carry culture. They carry our past. They carry our future and who we are as a people. Everywhere we went we went by birch bark canoe. The great migration from the eastern seaboard to Madeline Island was done by birch bark canoe.”
- “The main mission for this project and for all our cultural projects that we do…we have a message as Anishinabe people…and that message is the importance of clean water to drink and clean air to breath…and we look at cultures, and it’s going to take all of the cultures, all people working together, to make the planet a better place.”
- Bimaadizijig = human tribe in Ojibwe
- “We are all in it together.”
- “The importance of clean water to drink and clean air to breath - it’s something all of the human tribe needs to survive. And if we don’t wake up and start changing our ways and finding better ways of doing things, we are going to be in trouble.”
- Manaataajigewin = respect in Ojibwe
- “We look at our older brothers the plants and the animals - the trees - they don’t need humans to live…but we sure need them. So wouldn’t it make sense to respect the things you count on?”
- “Somehow, someway we’ve lost touch with that as a human tribe.”
- Biinizi - nibi = clean water
- Biinizi - Bagadinaamowin = clear air
- “What we do today matters.”
- “It is our responsibility to do what we can right now.”
Aaliyah, Angelina, and Kylene launch their new podcast: Deadly Aunties. In the first episode they discuss the details of the upcoming Halloween dance, explain the reasoning behind their podcast's name, and give their first auntie advice to the student body.
Boozhoo! On this week's episode of the Lac Du Flambeau Talk Show, host Jackson and co-host Dallas interview new students Adrian and Charlie, discuss the early snow, and preview the middle school Halloween dance. Insightful and funny, you won't want to miss it!
Check back soon for Part 2 of the Purdue University trip podcast and special Halloween episodes from LDF Public School 3rd and 8th grade students.
Lac Du Flambeau Talk Show hosts interview LDF Public School students who will be traveling to Purdue university this Sunday to be part of a canoe launch and tour the University on Indigenous People's Day. On the podcast they discuss their feelings about the upcoming trip and the role that they feel it plays in helping to learn about and keep their culture alive.
Lac Du Flambeau Talk Show hosts introduce themselves and give an overview of their forthcoming podcast.